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Meb Keflezighi ends glorious marathon journey . . . flat on his face

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Meb Keflezighi is the most celebrated marathon runner in American history. At age 41, he is a four-time Olympic qualifier in one of sports most grueling tests of endurance and mental strength. But when he crossed the finish line Sunday in what will surely be his final Olympic run, Meb took a spill so uncharacteristic that even he had to make light of it.

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America laughed with him, not at him, and applauded all that he has achieved in the sport. Born in then war-torn Eritrea, Keflezighi and his family fled to Italy and then to the U.